545i SMG Can you Smoke the Tires with this Tranny?
11-06-2004, 11:02 AM
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I really wish I could drive a SMG545i, there are none to be found at dealers it seems
Just curious on the tire smoke thing it would make it even more fun
Anyone here from New York City Area?
Just curious on the tire smoke thing it would make it even more fun
Anyone here from New York City Area?
11-06-2004, 11:28 AM
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My Ride: Now Driving a Freakin' Prius!
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2004 545i | SMG | White/Black | Sport | NAV | Logic 7 | PDC | Fold-down Seats | Adaptive Headlights | Cold Weather Pkg | Clear-again Bra | Mud Flaps | Bluetooth | Coat Hangar | Aux Input | All Weather Mats | 18"X8.5" BBS RK w/ Michelin Pilot Alpin's (winter) | New steering rack @ 1.2K & 17K miles| Software V.19.1 | B&B Exhaust (vrrrroooooommm!) <---Click.
Originally Posted by 2004RType' date='Nov 6 2004, 04:02 PM
I really wish I could drive a SMG545i, there are none to be found at dealers it seems
Just curious on the tire smoke thing it would make it even more? fun
Anyone here from New York City Area?
Just curious on the tire smoke thing it would make it even more? fun
Anyone here from New York City Area?
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SMG will smoke the tire (s?) with DSC and DTC off. Once you see some tire wear my experience has been it'll only light up One of the rears. Once the tires are pretty worn (like mine are now) it'll lose traction quite easilly with just a good stap of the go pedal (and DTC off of course). Again, only the passenger's rear (unless taking a hard left which in-turn will take weight off of the inside tire allowing it to spin - there is no limited slip rear diff on the 545.). It's been a lot of fun over the past week now that I know that once my snow tires go on, these are not coming back on. With new tires, you will most likely need to use Accelleration Assist unless you are on a surface with not too much traction.
That is what I find to be the only real drawback to SMG - the fact that you can't really controll the cluch engagement point. But all of the other benefits of SMG more than make up for it. (I just wish it had a limited slip
)Welcom to the forum, BTW.
11-06-2004, 11:58 AM
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My Ride: E60 530d Sport - Carbon Black, Black Dakota Leather, Media Pack (satnav, bluetooth, CD changer), heated font seats, through load
No LSD. 
I just assumed that a car of this price/quality would come standard with LSD.
I'm too used to Porsche and Audi (quattro).
Oh well. At least it's rear wheel drive. It could be worse.
I just assumed that a car of this price/quality would come standard with LSD.I'm too used to Porsche and Audi (quattro).
Oh well. At least it's rear wheel drive. It could be worse.
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